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  1. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Just started Outland by Dennis E Taylor. I re-read the Bobiverse books then Roadkill so this is the next one. I had read the Bob books before but never followed up with his other works. I'm...

    Just started Outland by Dennis E Taylor. I re-read the Bobiverse books then Roadkill so this is the next one.

    I had read the Bob books before but never followed up with his other works. I'm enjoying them, not too heavy and sensible scifi.

  2. Comment on Dad jokes - I'm in need of something fresh in ~life.men

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    Firstly Im glad that I scored a success with them Cmon though, fairs fair, share your best

    Firstly Im glad that I scored a success with them

    Cmon though, fairs fair, share your best

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Dad jokes - I'm in need of something fresh in ~life.men

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    Last night I had a weird dream that I was swimming in orange pop. But then I woke and realised it was just a Fanta-Sea I went to the zoo the other day, but there was just a dog in a cage. It was a...

    Last night I had a weird dream that I was swimming in orange pop. But then I woke and realised it was just a Fanta-Sea

    I went to the zoo the other day, but there was just a dog in a cage. It was a Shih Tzu

    So we went to another zoo, and there was just a cage with a loaf in it. I asked the keeper what was it all about, he said it was bread in captivity

    Honest story. Im in a business where software upgrades get done at 2 and 3 in the morning. It has become a tradition that I tell Dad jokes when we have a quiet period. If I dont have one ready that is unacceptable, it has even become part of the Standard Operating Procedure, line 4001 the only line starting 4000, I Tell a Dad joke. I suppose it helps that to many of them I am old enough to be a father figure, So those above are my favourite, but I have more.

    However, with an upcoming birthday that starts with a 6 and ends with an 0, it has been pointed out to me that these are not Dad Jokes, but Grandad Jokes.

    18 votes

  4. Comment on Is there an updated NixOS guide for first timers? in ~comp

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    This was my starting point for NixOS https://zero-to-nix.com/. Well documented and easy to follow. Either start at the beginning or pick bits as you go Enjoy

    This was my starting point for NixOS https://zero-to-nix.com/.

    Well documented and easy to follow. Either start at the beginning or pick bits as you go

    Enjoy

    11 votes

  5. Comment on Red sky at night and other weather lore in ~enviro

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    Mostly related to the UK (it is the MetOffice after all) it does explain the facts behind many old sayings What I did wonder is how many of them have reached other shores, I mean "Red Sky at...

    Mostly related to the UK (it is the MetOffice after all) it does explain the facts behind many old sayings

    What I did wonder is how many of them have reached other shores, I mean "Red Sky at Night" probably has but does anyone even know who St Swithun even was?

    Also I would be interested to hear some country specific ones.

    Typical British Bloke, always talking about the weather

    7 votes

  7. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    The Hardkiss and Go-A A friend sent me The Best and one thing led to another and I ended up with Go-A I dont understand a lot of it as it is mostly Ukraninan but there is some English language...

    The Hardkiss and Go-A

    A friend sent me The Best and one thing led to another and I ended up with Go-A

    I dont understand a lot of it as it is mostly Ukraninan but there is some English language songs. The energy though goes across boundaries

  8. Comment on Terry Pratchett was fantasy fiction’s Kurt Vonnegut, not its Douglas Adams in ~books

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    Thank You. I will look to WOB for some books to peruse

    Thank You. I will look to WOB for some books to peruse

  9. Comment on Working from home: Perks and policies? in ~life

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    We get no reimbursement from the company for Internet as they provide an office we can work from, however the saving from fuel and transport bills more than out weighs the cost of internet...

    We get no reimbursement from the company for Internet as they provide an office we can work from, however the saving from fuel and transport bills more than out weighs the cost of internet provision.

    We also all use our mobiles as back up connection devices.

    I suspect you are probably American and asking this question (prepared to be wrong) so it may help if I factor cost into this

    My internet is £30 ($38) and my SIM card with 20Gb Data is £8 ($10) per month for both. My router is a BT supplied one (UK ISP). Zero surveillance and flexible working hours (start between 7am and 10am, finish between 3pm and 7pm)

    Travel to the office works out at £25 ($31) per day as I have to pay either train or toll charges and car park fees.

    Therefore working from home is a benefit to me. Also there is no track on my work time, I can do what I like as long as the work gets done, a 2 hour lunch break to go shopping with my wife is accepted, I just work a little later.

    As a manager of my department I also make sure that the people who are on my team are concentrating on their projects but as long as they deliver, then they can do it in their own time. Some of my team start early, have a three hour lunch and then come back for work.

    Does this work? As a result we are five years ahead on the current corporate roadmap.

    Also I do not micromanage as I find that stifles innovation and many things that we as an Exec team had never even considered as value have been created and delivered as an "oh and we thought of this"

    I have suddenly realised that this was way off topic and didn't answer the original question but I hope this answers your question

    26 votes

  10. Comment on Terry Pratchett was fantasy fiction’s Kurt Vonnegut, not its Douglas Adams in ~books

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    I have never read Chesterton and apart from seeing the Father Brown BBC series have had no interaction with him Where would be a good place to start do you think (seeing as how the article and...

    I have never read Chesterton and apart from seeing the Father Brown BBC series have had no interaction with him

    Where would be a good place to start do you think (seeing as how the article and comments ask the same question)?

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Terry Pratchett was fantasy fiction’s Kurt Vonnegut, not its Douglas Adams in ~books

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    An interesting article that compares Chesterton, Vonnegut, Adams and Pratchett

    An interesting article that compares Chesterton, Vonnegut, Adams and Pratchett

    5 votes

  13. Comment on The mystery of the Bloomfield bridge in ~design

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    That is a long read but satisfying I wish I could give it more than one upvote, but in this case, take my upvote I have read books less interesting than that :-)

    That is a long read but satisfying

    I wish I could give it more than one upvote, but in this case, take my upvote

    I have read books less interesting than that :-)

    7 votes

  14. Comment on Short (< 1 hour) 2-player games to play during lunch in ~games.tabletop

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    Maybe have a look at Rummikub, quick to set up and thoughtful to play

    Maybe have a look at Rummikub, quick to set up and thoughtful to play

    2 votes

  15. Comment on The biggest bank heist in history (and why you've never heard of it) in ~finance

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    A 20 minute video of how $2.5Billion dollars went missing in Iraq and the politics around it

    A 20 minute video of how $2.5Billion dollars went missing in Iraq and the politics around it

    4 votes

  17. Comment on How to save tomato seeds in ~hobbies

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    This post has been 2 years in the making. Using the instructions in the article linked above we saved seed from a tomato plant. This year we planted them out. 95% success rate.

    This post has been 2 years in the making.

    Using the instructions in the article linked above we saved seed from a tomato plant.

    This year we planted them out. 95% success rate.

    6 votes

  19. Comment on Do you have favorite lighthearted or silly songs? in ~music

  20. Comment on Do you have favorite lighthearted or silly songs? in ~music

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    A UK specific one is Ernie by Benny Hill. Love the video to it as well.

    A UK specific one is Ernie by Benny Hill. Love the video to it as well.